Netflix is billing its new series as a ‘modern reimagining’ of the 1971 experiment. But over the past 55 years, the original has become much criticised.
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No longer confined to social media feeds, the misogynistic ‘red pill’ worldview is now being amplified on Australian broadcast television.
The new ANTM show isn’t about addressing issues faced by former contestants; it’s a chance for producers to distance themselves from the besmirched Tyra Banks.
While wealth and power can go a long way in fighting a criminal conviction, sometimes these factors fall short.
Reality TV isn’t the villain of the climate story – but it is a powerful amplifier of taste.
Standouts this month include the latest season of The Diplomat, addictive British reality TV and a political thriller starring Rebecca Ferguson.
What makes Brooke Hogan’s case unusual is that she asked to be disinherited to avoid a court battle over her celebrity father’s estate.
In the security of the Love is Blind pods, people may begin to reveal more intimate information about themselves at a faster rate than normal.
From historical practices of polygamy, to today’s outspoken MomTok influencers, the Mormon church’s PR team hasn’t had a break.
The pardons strike home for his right-wing religious supporters, many of whom think that Democrats will do anything to quash their faith.
There is a difference between factual television entertainment and documentary expose. Here’s what filmmakers have to consider.
People often talk about reality TV in terms of how ‘trashy’ it is, and how it might be considered ‘guilty’ viewing. But is there any evidence of harm taking place?
Thanks to a new ruling, reality TV contestants could begin to earn money and get treated better by production companies.
International casts of the ‘Love is Blind’ franchise are joyfully disrupting the marriage as end-game narrative put forth by the original U.S. producers.
The show charts the journey of a group of young men aged between 19 and 23 through a strict, 100-day training process, leading to their debut as a band called Dear Alice.
Some characteristics of the work and study setting – support, safety and flexibility – on ABC show The Assembly would be great to see in ‘real world’ workplaces and universities.
As an ex-Bachelor contestant framed as an ‘undercover spy’, and an author who has written a novel on the subject, the two of us are intimately familiar with reality TV ‘villains’.
A former TV reality romance contestant explains what MAFS NZ will have to get right after the recent Australian season’s massive success with New Zealand viewers.
Once huge ratings draws, reality TV shows are facing dwindling audiences in the UK and elsewhere. Is this the end of the genre, or can it adapt to survive?
Jodi McAlister is an expert in romance – and The Bachelor – in her day job. Her entertaining rom-com trilogy tells egalitarian stories of romance in the setting of a reality-TV dating show.
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Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, Adelaide University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Arlington
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Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
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Professor in Media and Cultural Studies, Aston University
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Professor of Language and Media, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Associate in Policing, University of Lancashire
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Professor of Sociology of Youth and Culture, University of Leeds
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